thousands of people are expected to join the ever expanding occupy wall street protest. organizers are calling for students across the nation to boycott classes. good afternoon. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. about two weeks into their demonstrations over corporate greed, wall street protesters are getting support from the biggest unions. >> it started in new york city and spread across the country. tomorrow, they come to washington. michelle franzen has the latest. >> reporter: hundreds of union members joined the growing numbers of wall street protesters in a march against corporate greed, government corruption an a broken economy. >> american who is have been hurt by the economic crisis, the political corruption. >> there's no protection.

no matter who we vote for, nothing happens. people feel like they are getting shafted. >> reporter: social inequality along with rising unemployment struck a cord with the largest and most powerful unions. >> they are fighting to make sure the rich, the mull pi billionaires pay their fair share. it's why we joined forces. >> reporter: what started as a grass roots rally over two weeks ago swelled into a nationwide movement. sympathy protests have been held in 50 cities from coast-to-coast. >> until we start coming together and acting out, no one is going to hear and know what's going on. >> reporter: protesters united in frustrations and passions. >> this is the beginning of the people's revolution. >> reporter: and determined to keep going now that the movement

has become more organized. >> it's in the early stages and has to define itself. >> reporter: protesters are prepared to stay here and camp out indefinitely. as the numbers grow, they could outgrow the space. the city may ask demonstrators to find a new headquarters. >> occupy d.c. is planning events here in washington tomorrow including a protest from noon until 3:00. demonstrations along k street. chris gordon will have a live preview on news 4 at 5:00. two people dead, six injured after a gunman opened fire at a california cement quarry. they are looking for this man in the city of cupertino. he was at a safety meeting, got angry and left. when he came back, he opened

fire. there was a television show in san jose. amanda knox is spending her first full day at home in the state, adjusting to life outside prison walls. during a brief press conference, she thanked her supporters saying she's overwhelmed to be home. >> what's important for me is saying thank you to everyone who has believed in me, who's supported my family. my family is the most important thing to me right now. i just want to go be with them right now. thank you for being there for me. >> as for her future, knox's

father says she would like to return to the university of washington to finish her degree. he says he's worried about what the effect of four years behind bars may have had on her. political battles are sharpening over the jobs bill. the president tours the nation demanding congress pass it immediately. senate democrats are balking at a key provision, tax hikes on the upper middle class. steve handelsman has more from capitol hill. >> what do we want? >> jobs. >> reporter: they demanded congress do whatever it takes to put americans back to work. private companies added 91,000 jobs last month. unemployment stuck at 9.1 and his approval dropping, president obama is pushing his jobs plan hard. >> it will put money back into the pockets of working families. >> reporter: he pointed a finger

at house republican, eric cantor. >> he won't let it have a vote. do they not have the time? >> reporter: today's problem is democrats. mr. obama is out of sync with his own party. >> if the president wants to keep traveling around the country demanding a vote, focus the criticism on democrats. >> reporter: they rejected the obama plan to hike taxes on families making $250,000 a year. billionaires fine. millionair millionaires, fine, but not on families making $250,000 a year. >> they are not rich. in large parts of the country, that kind of income does not get you a big home or lots of vacations. >> reporter: the white house did not disagree. >> senate democrats have a different idea that we think would work. >> reporter: republicans in both

houses say any tax hikes are bad ideas. now, democrats are debating about whose taxes to hike. so the obama jobs bill cannot pass as is. it's not just because of republicans. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, capitol hill. ten virginians, including several from our area will get professional experience at the white house. they are among the 140 selected from across the country to participate in the white house internship program. seven maryland residents and one from the district have been selected. the program provides an opportunity for interns to gain experience and build leadership skills to work with the vice president, the first lady and the president's cabinet. >> it's quite a line on the resume, too. >> you betcha. let's get a look at this weather. we cannot get enough of this. >> hopefully, it sticks around for the weekend.

doug is in the storm center with the latest. >> a beautiful fall afternoon with plenty of sunshine. not a cloud in the sky, really. current temperature, 74 degrees. dew point of 51. the humidity is nice and low. the wind out of the north-northwest. they have been gusting to 15 to 25 miles per hour. currently, no gusts right now, the wind at 12 miles per hour. now, the current temperature, 72 in gaithersburg, 75 in culpeper and fredericksburg. the warm spot is charlottesville at 77 degrees. the eastern shore, the temperature of 73 degrees. doppler radar, once again, we are all dry. i expect the doppler to stay dry through the end of the week and the weekend. we are in for a fantastic stretch of weather. the satellite for the mid-atlant

mid-atlantic, no cloudiness at all out there. nice weather through 7:00. through 9:00 when the temperature drops to 64. by 11:00, the temperature down to 61 degrees. the front moves through overnight into tomorrow morning and lowers temperatures a little bit. i'll let you know what the temperatures look like tomorrow morning and tomorrow in the full forecast. >> thanks, doug. today, students across the d.c. area left the school buses and minivans behind and walked to school. there were 3,000 events taking place across the country. hundreds of elementary students were escorted. the district some students started with a little stretching before they began pounding the pavement. >> why not? walking is fun. it reduces congestion on the roads and car emissions. it's healthy. >> maryland lieutenant governor, anthony brown unveiled a $1.2

million grant spent on improves walk ways and bicycle routes around the prince gorges schools. in today's education nation, bringing students together through language. a charter school in columbia heights is teaching in english and spanish regardless of their first language. >> same position. good. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: learning in two languages is typical for students at the d.c. bilingual charter school. this fifth grader has been a student here since 3 prek. >> nobody in my family knows spanish.

each time i speak it, i feel weird. i'm the first person to speak it. >> reporter: it's not just about learning a second language, it helps them become culturally aware and competitive. >> create global citizens. young people prepared to travel the country and nation. they are multicultural navigators. >> reporter: fifth grade students spend half the day learning science and reading. the other half of the day, other subjects such as math in english. each class has two teachers to make sure they are understanding the material in both languages. students learn together, regardless of their first language enabling them to pick up the language they don't know, quicker. >> it's amazing when i see my daughter reading in spanish. then later on, she explains to

daddy, she explains it in english. it's amazing how she can switch. >> they were looking for books and cds in spanish. it's amazing to me. >> reporter: for some of the students, this is just the beginning. >> i learn english a little bit. teach me how to read in spanish. >> reporter: for a bright future down the road. >> i'm going to get farther in life if i learn more languages. >> great program they have there. it's almost like they are learning twice as much. they are learning throughout the day. they are busy, constantly. >> bright futures ahead. >> yeah. dan snyder makes a big splash. what a cool $70 million bought him. the future of the show "the simpson" is in jeopardy. why they have an ultimatum. why they have an ultimatum. the unveiling

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washington redskins owner dan snyder bought this fancy new ride. it's a little fixer upper. he bought the lady ann for $70 million. a cool $70 million. if you were wondering, the listing price was $86 million. they call the 224-foot boat one of the 100 largest yachts in the world. six cabins, a library, theater room and a gymnasium for the whole redskins team. you can put them all on there. >> we need to do a story about that. i mean go on board. >> that looks like it's in the greek islands. we could do that. a couple weeks you think? brianna plays football for the pinkling, michigan pirates. something happened that she will never forget. >> she kicked the winning field

goal at the homecoming game and she was named homecoming queen. >> i was actually in the locker room. one of the assistant coaches said they needed me on the field. i was shocked. i did not see it coming at all. >> she was wearing her number 2 jersey at the time of the moment. she didn't get to wear her tiara long. she had to get back on the field. they won 9-7, thanks to the kick by brianna. they hadn't won their homecoming game in ten years. >> take it off, put on the football helmet. she's wearing a couple hats. good for her. a salary dispute is threatening to take "the simpso simpsons" off the air. >> they are at an impasse. >> apologize. >> never. you make him apologize for destroying my memoirs. >> you didn't tell me --

>> the studio want tsz voice actors to take a 40% pay cut. they tried to negotiate a 30% cut in turn for a portion of the show's profits. fox says they can no longer produce the show under the current financial model. each voice actor is paid $8 million per season. "the simpsons" is the longest running comedy in history, 23 years. i did not know that. i also didn't know they made that much money. >> it hits the simpson household like everybody else. brian williams has a new show, coming to prime time later this month. it's called "rock center with brian williams." there's a team of correspondents. williams talked about leading the team and starting a new era of prime time news. >> it will be a serious

journalism, hard news magazine. the great tradition and also it will have some things we are not used to seeing. it will be live. i'll be here when you see me. i think that's the best way to be current to guarantee we are right where the news is. >> rock center will debut here on nbc 4, monday october 31st at 10:00 p.m. >> start looking for that. >> we are. a store clerk's mistake won a georgia woman $25 million. 44-year-old cathy scruggs asked for a megamillions ticket and was given a power ball ticket any way. >> it's a good thing she held on, is what i'm trying to say, to the ticket she didn't ask for. she matched all the numbers. she claimed the ticket on

monday. she's winning $15 million before taxes. >> talk about a lucky streak. she was looking for a job, not anymore though. she's planning to buy a car, travel and help her family. >> good timing there. >> perfect. one of europe's wealthiest said i do today at the age of 85. >> the duchess of alba married a civil servant 24 years her junior despite her family. hundreds of people gathered nearby with hopes of catching a glimpse of the couple. the dutchess' clothing and hair are a mainstay of gossip magazines. the mother of six is known for her love of fla min coe dancing and bullfighting. they didn't want her to do it, but she did it. >> at 85 she should have the say, right? at that point.

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it for as long as i can. i'm not saying i will never do it. unless i feel desperate that i need to do it, i have been able to hold off. >> coming up on news 4 at 4:00, tiger woods continues to struggle on the golf course. today, he does something he hasn't done in years.

are we on a roll, yet? >> not yet. >> you getting into the mood? >> how can you not? when you come back, provide tunes. it was going on in here. >> it's definitely in here. that's the thing, everybody is smiling more. hi, how you doing? what's going on? everybody is nice and loose. i tell you what, it's going to be fantastic over the next couple days. it only gets better from here. take a look at this shot of the capital building. a beautiful day. bright blue skies. it is fantastic. i just asked people on facebook,

i said is this perfect? can i say it's perfect on tv today? every single one of you, so far, responded yes. 74 degrees out there now with plenty of sunshine. winds at 12 miles per hour. dew point of 51. humidity is down. really, just a beautiful afternoon. 74 in martinsburg. 75 in culpeper. cam bridge coming in at 70 degrees currently now. doppler radar, nothing to show you, so we'll fly by this. we are not talking rain for the next several days. that is great news. look at this picture. not a cloud in the sky from washington to new york to richmond, back to columbus. we are all high and dry at the current time. i tell you what, that is going to be the trend over the next couple days. get used to this sunshine. still on the breezy side. the winds upwards of 15 to 20 miles per hour. nice and warm. high pressure is starting to

dominate. we are going to have a bit of a cold front. it's going to move through tonight. it's not going to affect us that much. instead of warm temperatures, we'll be on the mind side. the winds shift out of the northeast. high pressure continues on the trek across the mid-atlantic, to the north and on friday, we are going to be nice and mild. plenty of sunshine, again. as it moves further to the east, here comes the return of the warm air. not just warm air, well above average going into the weekend. many areas hit 80 degrees this weekend. you think it's nice now, wait until this weekend. clear skies, nice and mild. 67 to 72 degrees. tomorrow morning, starting off on the cool side, again. you probably need a jacket when you step outside. 42 in the cooler suburbs to 51 inside the city. tomorrow afternoon, abundant sunshine. mild. a great fall day. 67 to 71 degrees. as we move on, guys, 73 on

friday. 78 on saturday. 80 on sunday. >> oh. >> oh, my goodness. >> what more can i say? >> it's too much. >> there's nothing left. >> thank you, doug. >> thanks, doug. still to come on news 4 at 4:00, a computer forensic analyst describes his investigation of dr. conrad murray's cell phone calls. what toys "r" us says is the best place for a vacation is mississippi.

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welcome back everybody at 4:30. i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. three people are dead after a gunman opened fire in cupertino, california. a 47-year-old was at a safety meeting at the permanent plant when he got angry, left, came back and opened fire. the motive is unclear. amanda knox thanks her

supporters and said she's overwhelmed to be home. her father says it focus is getting amanda reassociated with just being a regular person, again. members of the biggest unions joined protesters on wall street. the organization called occupy wall street has been demonstrating against corporate greed. among the demands, free college tuition and cancelling all debts including credit card and home mortgage. we'll have a live preview at the top of the hour. stocks rallies to finish near session highs. the dow jumped over 100 points in the final hour this afternoon. the closing bell, it was up 130 points. nasdaq shot up 56 points. the s&p 500 was up 21 points. a chilling turn today in the

involuntary manslaughter trial of michael jackson's physician. >> jurors heard from jackson himself in terms of a cell phone recording. >> reporter: during opening statements, we heard part of a conversation recorded by dr. murray's iphone where michael jackson sounded incoherent. today, we heard the entire conversation. it gave us a glimpse. >> that audio recording be marked people's 96 for identification. >> reporter: jurors heard a troubling recording between himself and michael jackson six weeks before the singer died. on the recording, jackson was slurring and sounded incoherent talking about his upcoming show saying it had to be phenomenal.

[ inaudible ] >> reporter: he also talked about building a children's hospital and wanting to help children because he, himself, didn't have a childhood. [ inaudible ] at that point, jackson fell asleep and the recording stopped. on tuesday, three of murray's mistresses took the stand. the mother of his child. a dancer he met at a gentleman's club who he texted the day michael jackson died. and a houston waitress whom he was talking to when he found michael jackson unresponsive. he was too busy talking to his

girlfriends while he should have been watching michael jackson. he was living a multiple life juggling women and a famous patient. a forensic computer investigator found evidence that dr. murray was checking e-mails on his phone in the hours before the singer's death. >> now, this stage of the trial is being called the csi phase. jurors are expected to hear from forensics investigators. meanwhile, a concert honoring the pop stars will go out without one of the biggest acts on the lineup. >> the black eyed peas were supposed to perform. they pulled out because of that they are calling unavoidable circumstances. famous artists include christina aguilera, clo green.

santa be ware. it looks like our tots are getting techie in time for the holidays. >> the nation's toy makers say it's an ipad they want and the apps to go with it. appcessories are going to be the hot thing. the american academy of pediatrics recommends limiting their screen time to one to two hours per day. the world's cheapest handheld computer has been introduced in india. it's called the sky. it sells for just $35. creators hope the device helps bridge the digital divide. it was created with students in mind. tiger woods has his first new endorsement deal since the

down fall back in 2009. >> the golfer signed a partnership with rolex, the world's largest luxury watch maker. he was believed to be the world's wealthiest athlete. in a statement, rolex said they are committed to accompany woods and his new challenges. there is more to come. one local city is trying to come up with a way to have prostitution-free zone. plus, he didn't steal a car, but he took a forklift for a joyride.

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green pet care, hit that and get all kinds of things. fyi, this ipad is not acknowledging that we are in washington, d.c. it thinks we are in san francisco. i'm loving that. i would love a trip to san francisco right now. again, you can search individual things like put in furniture and it gives furniture stores. it gave me one here in washington. sergio martinez. he will get furniture tr you. settings, listings. you can review it. under more, charity events, green charity events coming up. lectures, fairs, festivals, workshops and training coming up if you are interested in anything green. it's the national green page, it's like the yellow pages. they have been vetted so they absolutely are. there's no green washing there. again, ngp, the national green

pages. it's a free app for you. enjoy. >> all right. nifty one. thank you. >> thanks. when we continue, there's an all out search for a 10-month-old who may have been snatched from a crib. plus, the sentence for a guy who stole this forklift and took it for a joyride. tune into nbc washington nonstop at 9:00 tonight. catch nonstop foodies, d.c. >> then at 9:30, nonstop scene. getting fit and becoming a star. the casting call where hundreds of

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and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. you know, doug was saying earlier, this is the kind of weather that makes you want to dance. you didn't have music before. now, we are music for you. he's got it. >> now he's in the mood. >> uh-huh. any doctors in the house? >> this is what a little sunshine does -- >> maybe a lot of sunshine and something else. what they are serving in the cafeteria gets you going. how great it is? it's so nice out there after all the clouds and rain, to finally

get sunshine. not just sunshine, but beautiful temperatures in the 70s. >> we are with you. >> you with me? how with me are you? hit the music again. >> oh, oh, oh. >> nobody wants to see that. >> 74 out there right now. plenty of sunshine. dew point 51 degrees. it's beautiful. north-northwest winds. current temperatures, 72 in gaithersburg. a beautiful day there. 75 in culpeper. doppler radar, no rain to talk about. we are high and dry. we are going to stay that way. of course, september, one of the rainiest september's we had. october started off cool. the coolest october ever. unfortunately, mother nature helping to repay that just a little bit with plenty of sunshine. satellite and radar, lots of sun and no clouds. look at this, too.

if you are thinking of getting out and looking at fall colors, vermont, new hampshire, parts of maine, you are seeing peak colors. our region, low color around the washington, d.c. area. moderate color in west virginia and maryland. over the next few weeks, it's going to get better. this weekend will be a nice weekend to get out there. 67 to 72 this weekend. tomorrow morning temperatures on the cool side, again. yeah, you'll probably need a jacket to start. 42 to 51 degrees as we move through the day tomorrow. we warm up to 70 degrees. 67 to 71. nice and mild. really just a really great fall day. it gets better. look at saturday and sunday. simply gorgeous. 78 on saturday. 80 on sunday. if you would like to stay connected you can find me at facebook.com/doug kammerer and on twitter if you want to talk about the dance moves.

>> thanks, doug. a desperate plea today from parents of a missing baby in kansas city, missouri. >> bring her home. our two other boys are waiting for her. please, just drop her off anywhere. we don't care, just somewhere safe. >> the 10-month-old hasn't been seen since monday when she was sleeping in her crib. police believe she's been abducted. >> reporter: late tuesday night, detectives searched this kansas city home. she disappeared from her crib 24 hours earlier. police and fbi agents dusted for fingerprints, combing the neighborhood and repelling off a nearby cliff searching for a clue that might lead to the little girl. her father called to report her missing after checking her room around 4:00 tuesday morning.

the mother was home, the father came home from work at the time, noticed the baby was gone and called 911 right away. >> reporter: a window at the home appeared to have been tampered with. investigators interviewed the parents hoping for information to help find the little girl. >> they have been cooperating. they have the most intimate knowledge of what's going on in the house. they are an important part of the investigation. >> reporter: more than 100 people involved in the search. >> i think about the little child. you know, what's really happening to her. >> one neighbor reported her husband saw a suspicious man holding the baby at the time baby lisa went missing. >> he was carrying a baby, pushing it against his chest. my husband kept looking at him. the gentleman kept walking. >> reporter: they were pursuing

that lead as well as others. so far, no sign of the missing 10-month-old. >> i hope they find that baby alive. >> heart wretching. coming up next, a guy learns his punishment for stealing a forklift and going on a joyride. just in time for halloween, the largest pumpkin is made out of legos. just ahead on news 4 at 5:00, an intruder is taken down. the unusual weapon that a homeowner used to protect his property. is it good to be mean? you see it on television all the time. what kind of message does this send to young girls? experts are weighing in. >> shakira has a new gig. the appointment comes straight from the white house. fromit's about building cars in america.

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celebration. a man stole a forklift and took it on a joyride. the video shows stephen reagan riding the machine through a field and cemetery in july. he stole the forklift from a construction sight. he then led police on a 15-mile-an-hour chase until a flat tire brought him to a start. he stole the forklift for a local gang. they are planning to use it in a larger operation. yeah, it's a big operation. >> and a slow operation. still ahead on news 4, neighbors can't even go outside at night. the effort to stop prostitution

some prince george's county residents say they can't sit on their porches at night because there are prostitutes everywhere. the residents could reclaim their community. we have the report from fairmont heights. >> reporter: this is what residents are likely to see when they leave their homes to go to work in the morning. we can't show it on the tv, but the woman is nude from the waist down. >> we cannot sit on our porch because people are being propositioned. one woman talked about waking up

in the middle of the night and seeing someone naked running down the street. >> reporter: residents of the neighborhood have had it up to here with the brazen behavior of prostitutes and their customers. >> we have people leaving early in the morning to go to work and taking kids today care. the children are subjected to this. you have repairmen in their trucks and vans coming out. they are soliciting early in the morning. they are saying in the alleys or behind their homes, they are seeing lewd acts and all kind of leftovers in their yards. just a number and variety of things. >> now the proposed legislation would increase the fines for loitering. news 4 at 5:00 starts right now.

a crushing blow. tonight, the search is on for a robber who crashed into a home trying to make his get away. from wall street to main street, the protest over corporate greed is growing. tomorrow, the demonstrations take center stage here in d.c. construction chaos. some people have to navigate through this just to get inside. and the mess could be costing some people their jobs. >> welcome to news 4 at 5:00. i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. first tonight, closing arguments are under way in the carmen della rosa trial. she through her granddaughter from a bridge in tyson's corner. her attorneys argue she's not guilty by terms of in